School News

Things in Mike's application process have finally started to move! Last week he heard from the University of Michigan and the University of Texas, and last night he got a call from the University of Illinois. This means they liked his application and they want him to fly out for an interview. His first one is next week with Michigan. All of the interviews will consist of Mike flying out Thursday night, interviewing professors all day Friday, attending some kind of workshop on Saturday, and flying home Saturday night. Thankfully, the airfare and hotel are all paid for by the school. We still haven't heard from four schools, and we may not hear from all of them, but we've been told that three of them are the slowest movers and will be the last to call. It's exciting, but a ton of pressure for poor Mike, who is dealing with this on top of his worst busy season ever, and who is only two weeks into his seven weeks out of town. In a couple of months it will all be over and we'll know where we're headed!

These are some photos of the kids when we went to Joe's BBQ for Lauren's birthday. They have a yard outside the restaurant with grass and trees and the kids love to run around after we eat.